HB 4247
AN ACT relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a
House Bill • Metcalf
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a
Bill Text
relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.11(d), Penal Code, is amended to read (d) An offense under this section is a state jail felony SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a
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